out
( informal , disapproving ) to give the same excuses, facts, explanations, etc. for sth that have often been used before :
They trotted out the same old excuses for the lack of jobs in the area.
out
( informal , disapproving ) to give the same excuses, facts, explanations, etc. for sth that have often been used before :
They trotted out the same old excuses for the lack of jobs in the area.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005